GC-MS Fatty Acid Profile and In Silico Studies of Telfairia Occidentalis Hook F. (Fluted Pumpkin) and Sphenostylis Stenocarpa (African Yam Bean) Seeds Oil on Human 5 Alpha Reductase II
February 2026
Studysummary This study suggests that 9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester from African Yam bean seeds may inhibit the human 5α-reductase II enzyme, potentially helping manage BPH, although further studies are needed.
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